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council collapse: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"; a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

discussion collapse: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"; an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

summit collapse: a meeting of heads of governments; reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

assembly collapse: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"; a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit; a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

psychological warfare collapse: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

association collapse: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

war collapse: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"; an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"; a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"; make or wage war

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

convention collapse: the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; "political convention"

congress collapse: the legislature of the United States government; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives; a national legislative assembly

generalship collapse: the office and authority of a general; the leadership ability of a military general

ministry collapse: the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"; building where the business of a government department is transacted; religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian); a government department under the direction of a minister

exhortation collapse: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

Geronimo collapse: Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

chauvinist collapse: an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

whoop collapse: a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement; shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

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